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Originally posted by James
It was probably more a situation where the person didn't know what to do.
He's really drunk, something terrible happens and he assumes that he is going to be held responsible because he was drunk, even if alcohol wasn't the cause of the accident.
How many people are prepared for that situation?
Lets say you had only a couple drinks and the incident happened to you, you are well beneath the legal limit but you would still catch the vehicular homicide charge because there was alcohol in your body.
I think a lot of people would panic and be utterly confused as to what to do.
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James am I reading this right that you're cutting the guy some slack because of the "situation"? A situation does not get people killed.
This wasn't an issue of him having a couple of drinks though. He knowingly got behind the wheel of a car and drove drunk. Even if it was I would hope Tipsy Tommy would still do the right thing. Get the cell phone out and dial 9-1-1. It's not a big secret that drinking and driving is a bad thing.
My prayers are with the parents who have to bury their son.